2009 EU Cup Australian rules football explained


4th EU Cup - Aussie Rules - Samobor 2009 -

Teams	15
Host	Samobor
Date	3–5 October 2009
Podium
style=font-size:90%	Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place	England Netherlands Croatia Spain

The 2009 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in Samobor (Croatia) from 3 until 9 October 2009, with 15 national teams.^[1]

Venue

Matches were played on the small stadium of NK Samobor (main and auxiliary ground).

Teams

width=100% colspan=2	Group A
	England
	Finland
	Czech Republic
	Andorra

width=100% colspan=2	Group B
	Croatia
	France
	Scotland
	Austria

width=100% colspan=2	Group C
	Germany
	The Netherlands
	Iceland
	Italy

width=100% colspan=2	Group D
	Spain
	Ireland
	EU Crusaders^[2]

Pools round

Group A

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
England	15.8 (98)		6.4 (40)
Finland	10.4 (64)		10.1 (61)
Finland	11.6 (72)		8.4 (52)
England	17.5 (107)		8.3 (51)
England	11.10 (76)		9.4 (58)
Andorra	11.1 (67)		8.3 (51)

Group B

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Croatia	20.10 (130)		5.6 (36)
Scotland	15.13 (103)		7.5 (47)
Croatia	12.5 (77)		9.6 (60)
France	15.10 (100)		8.6 (54)
Croatia	13.10 (88)		9.4 (58)
Scotland	22.9 (141)		7.5 (47)

Group C

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Germany	10.6 (66)		10.1 (61)
Netherlands	12.4 (76)		7.8 (50)
Germany	12.7 (79)		7.6 (48)
Netherlands	12.6 (78)		11.8 (74)
Iceland	14.11 (95)		10.6 (66)
Netherlands	10.10 (70)		11.3 (69)

Group D

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Spain	12.7 (79)		6.3 (39)
EU Crusaders	8.5 (53)		6.9 (45)
Ireland	10.8 (68)		10.7 (67)

Semi finals

width=12%	Match	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score
Cup Semi Final	Netherlands	12.6 (78)		10.7 (67)
Cup Semi Final	England	13.10 (88)		9.8 (62)
Bowl Semi Final	Iceland	16.9 (105)		10.5 (65)
Bowl Semi Final	EU Crusaders	7.10 (52)		8.3 (51)
Plate Semi Final	Scotland	12.8 (80)		11.5 (71)
Plate Semi Final	Ireland	13.13 (91)		7.2 (44)

Ranking Matches

width=12%	Match	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score
13th Place Final	Italy	14.8 (92)		7.5 (47)
Plate Final	Iceland	10.11 (71)		8.4 (52)
Bowl Final	Scotland	13.9 (87)		8.7 (55)
3rd Place Final	Croatia	15.10 (100)		8.5 (53)

Grand final

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
England	12.9 (81)		8.9 (57)

Best on Ground: Will Worthington (England)

Final standings

1. England (EU Cup Winners)
2. The Netherlands (Silver)
3. Croatia (Bronze)
4. Spain
5. Scotland (Plate Winners)
6. Ireland
7. Finland
8. Germany
9. Iceland (Bowl Winners)
10. EU Crusaders
11. Andorra
12. France
13. Italy
14. Austria
15. Czech Republic

EU Cup Best & Fairest: Tomas Lundon (Ireland) & Josip Kravar (Croatia) – 16 votes

Leading Goalkicker: Marcus Crook (Scotland) – 12 goals

References

Web site: EU Cup Results 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094656/http://www.aussierulesinternational.com/home/tournaments/eu-cup/2009/results . 16 July 2011 .
Team with players from several countries.

External links

Official site of the 2009 EU Cup